Press.



J. H. MARSH.

PRESS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAYZB, 1009.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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JOHN H. MARSH, F OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, .ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 GEORGE H.LE FE'VRE, OF OMRO, WISCONSIN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. Mansn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Presses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to presses and particularly to those adapted foruse in press ing straw, hay or brush into small bundles which may beused and put upon the market as fire starters or kindlers.

A. still further object of my invention relates to the fact that thepress includes or embodies adjustable means for changing the size of thecompressing chamber so as to form bundles of different sizes.

A. still further object of my invention relates to the novel and simpleform of plunger operated handle which in this instance is provided withmeans for holding it normally approximately in a vertical position andin convenient reach of the operator of the press.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a press whereinmeans are provided for accommodating the tying or binding connection forholding a compressed amount of material in package or bundle form.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of theinvention is better set forth, and it will be understood that changeswithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviewsz-Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the press. Fig. 2 is atop plan View. Fig. 3 is a detail front end view. Fig. 1 is a sectiontaken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. is a detail side elevation of thefront end of the press.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the press comprises a flooror base member 1 adapted to be mounted directly upon the surface of theground and as shown in detail in Fig. 1 the floor or base 1 is providedadjacent to its front end with transversely extending elongated slots 2and adjacent to its rear end with similar elongated slots 3. Adjustableparallel spaced side members 4 are mounted upon the floor Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed May 25, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910. Serial No. 498,133.

or member 1 and at the front end the said side members support atransversely disposed bar 5 which is disposed in spaced rela tion to thefloor or member 1 and has hingedly connected thereto a closure 6. Theclosure 6 is arranged to lie in a plane with the bar 5 and formstherewith and with the floor or member 1 and side members 4 acompression chamber 7 at the front of the press. The bar 5 has formedtherein elongated slots 8 disposed immediately above the slots 2 in thefloor or member 1. The side members 4 are provided with verticallydisposed-clampingbolts 9 which have their end portions mounted in theslots 2 and 8. The lower extremities of the bolts are headed as shownand span the walls of the slots 2 upon the bottom of the floor or 'base1, and the upper extremities of the bolts are threaded to receiveclan'iping nuts illustrated which are adapted for frictional engage-.mcnt with the bar 5. The side members 1, adjacent to their rear endsare provided with clamping bolts 10 which are identical in constructionwith the bolts 9 and have their lower extremities slidably arranged inthe slots 3. The rear edge of the bar 5 is beveled upwardly tofacilitate the passage of material into the compression chamber and atthe said beveled ends the bar is of such construction that it forms withthe floor or base 1 and with the side members 4 a material receivingthroat as will be readily understood.

The side members 4 are provided upon their inner faces withlongitudinally extending guide ribs 11 arranged to receive the groovedend portions 12 of a plunger 13 provided at its rear end with a box 14in which the portion 15 of a yokeshaped link 16 is journaled. The linkherein shown is provided with trunnions or pintles 17 which areadjustably mounted in vertical series of passages 18 formed in the sidemembers 19 of an operating handle 20. The operating handle 20 has itsside members 19 pivoted upon a shaft or its equivalent 21 carried by theside members 4t of the press. The side members 19 of the handle areconnected by a hand gripping or engaging bar 22. The bar 22 hasconnected thereto the upper extremity of a cable or flexible connection23 which is passed over the guide pulley 24 revolubly mounted upon abracket or standard 25 which is secured to the floor or base member 1 atthe rear end. The lower extremity of the connection 23 is secured to aweight 26 which is arranged or adapted to fall by gravity as shown so asto normally" hold the side members 19 of *th h andle 20 approximately invertical positions and in this manner it is obvious that I arrange thesaid handle so that it will be in convenient reach at all times of theoperator of the press and this construction also provides or allows forthe automatic return of the plunger. Normally the plunger assumes thefull line position shown in Fig. 1 and has its front end disposed insuch spaced relation to the rearend of the bar 5 as will permit the freeinsertion of material into the compression chamber.

The floor or base 1 has secured thereto in any suitable manner andadjacent to the sides thereof head-forming elements or plates 27 whichextend vertically and have their upper edges disposed directly beneaththe bottom face of the closure 6 and form a support for said closure inaddition to the side members 4. The floor or member 1 is provided withhead-forming plates or elements 28 which are preferably of angle formand have portions 29 secured in recessed portions of the floor or base.The headforming plates 28 have their vertical side edges disposed inspaced relation to the inner vertical side edges of the head-formingplates 27 and form vertical slots 30 which are disposed in line withsimilar slots 31 formed in the base or floor 1. As illustratedparticularly in Fig. 2, the front face of the plunger 13 has formedtherein vertically disposed slots 32 arranged in alinement with theslots 30 and 31 previously described.

The base or floor has pivoted thereto at its sides and adjacent to thefront end of the press levers 33 provided with portions 3& that havehooked upper extremities 35 removably engaged with horizontally disposedpins 36 carried by the closure 6. The levers 33 have portions 37 thatare extended upwardly at the sides of the press and are connected toeach other by an operating rod 38. This construction permits of theclosure being held effectively in temporarily locked engagement with theside members 4 of the press and prevents opening of the closure duringcompression of material.

The construction herein shown and described permits of the horizontaladjustment of the side members 4t of the press so that they can be movedtoward or away from each other to change the size of the compressionchamber 7 in order that bundles or packages of different sizes can beformed. 7

By providing the side members 19 each with a series of adjustingopenings, it will be appreciated that the links 16 can be adjusted so asto change the stroke of the plunger. When the handle 20 is moved in thedotted line position shown in Fig. 1 the material within the chamber 7is under compression and after a suitable amount of material has beenformed into apackage, the hooked ends 35-of the levers 33 can beconveniently disengaged from the pins 36 to permit of the closure 6being raised to its open position. Assuming the plunger to be in theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 the slots 32 will be so locatedwith respect to the slots 30 and 31 so that a binding wire or connectioncan be conveniently passed around the compressed amount of material. Theapparatus herein described is extremely simple in construction, may bemanufactured at a relatively low cost and permits ofmat-erial such ashay, straw, brush or refuse being formed into bundles to be put upon themarket as kindling.

I claim 1. A press of the character described having a floor or basemember, adjustable side members upon the floor disposed in spacedrelation to each other, a bar extending across the said side members andslidably connected therewith, a closure carried by the bar adapted toform therewith and with the side members and floor of the press amaterial receiving chamber, and a reciprocatory plunger slidably mountedupon the floor and adapted for movement into and out of the chamber.

2. A press having a floor provided with a head at one end comprisingspaced vertical plates adapted to form a plurality of vertical slots,said floor having a series of slots communicating with the slots formedby JOHN H. MARSH.

Htnesses WILBUR E. HURLBUT, MABEL LA BORDE.

